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Wetterau Food Services Micro Layout
Introduction:
The Wetterau Food Services Micro Layout was completed in February of 2016. Layout planning and construction began in 2014. I am currently enjoying operations on the layout, and wanted to share the steps I followed in building this micro layout here on MRH. I have learned quite a bit in building it, and hope you will find it informative.
Tom Conboy
Horseshoe & Cottonwood Update #10
It was another busy weekend on the layout. Several areas were worked on:
The most time was spent finishing the Alabama Hills. These iconic rocks were made from a custom mold that was made from rock samples from the hills and this weekend I finished painting and ballasting around them. We picked up more ballast last weekend, which when sifted has a slight but noticeable contrast to the surrounding soil. The first test train is shown above. More:
G-Scale Christmas layout questions
This is more of a fanciful Christmas display train rather than an attempt at a new G-Scale layout. I would like to some day have a nice garden layout to compliment my HO layouts. But that will have to wait.
West Haven Industrial Rwy. : Making Tracks
In a recent topic, I posed some questions on the size of ties for the handlaid portion of the layout. (http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/27181) All my turnouts will be built on PC board ties. This is for economic and practical purposes. I find handlaid turnouts to be superior in operation to commercial turnouts, though I have no experience with Walthers or Micro Engineering turnouts.
Starting at the Bottom...
As the photo below shows, EZ track (and foam) is shifting out of the way of for flex track and #6 turnouts. The bottom level will have a test loop with wide(ish) 15" radius curves. There will also be a couple of holding tracks down there. The green lines are 1/2" spike tape to remind me of the setback. This track will mostly be hidden behind the facia (.060 styrene) and under removable scenery / structures, so no fear of meeting the floor. It's my hope to get it in and working this week. Once I have that, I'll turn my attention to the next level.
Wooden Ties
I have a stash of PC board ties from Cloverhouse. I need to buy corresponding wooden ties to complete my turnouts. Can someone recommended a manufacturer of switch ties that would be compatible with the Cloverhouse PC board ties?
GregW66
Train Ride # 3 with Camera with an Update on the Union Station Engine Facility Plus the New N-Scale BLI Water Tower
This is the third Train Ride with the Cube Camera & shows some of the sections of the layout not shown in the previous two camera train rides. Once again, the camera is facing backward on the depressed center flat car. The two car train is led by an N-scale Kato E8A with a motor decoder only. The trip starts out with the train exiting the West Helix then through Michaelson Junction and around the main level of the center peninsula and back to Union Station.
N Scale Bachmann and Atlas track
I have a large amount of Atlas code 80 track and Bachmann EZ track. Is Bachmann EZ track code 80? If so, how difficult would it be to incorporate both types of track into my layout? I would ballast the entire railroad so the EZ track ballast would be covered up and hopefully there would be no noticeable difference.
Thanks
Tim
My first module - Ballasting
After the successful Big Boy test I was satisfied that I didn't need to make any track alignment changes so I went ahead and ballasted the track.
I used Arizona Rock & Mineral Co.'s Northern Pacific Med Gray Granite as the base ballast then added a lesser amount of their Southern Pacific Black Cinder mostly along the rails with a scattering to the sides in a few places.
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